I'm not at all upset by either. I'm upset by the narcissism and the perpetuation of it (visavis the traction this post got).
>Judging people for that, or holding it against them, strikes me as objectionable.
Just to be precise I'd like for you to point out to me where I made a value judgment of the author (rather than the article).
>If someone wrote about performance bicycles, would you scold them for worrying about such irrelevant machines while subsistence farmers struggled to eat, or people in Asia battled the coronavirus?
The linked article is advice on how one should live their life. I have engaged directly with the premise and pointed out that "should" is directly a function of "could".
>Your comment, since you seem to want a reply and not just downvotes,
I bring it up only because it's strictly against the rules to use downvote in disagreement. I haven't insulted or inflamed anyone and yet people's reactions are to be offended.
>Your core point is obvious to all readers.
Precisely my challenge is that it is not.